How Many People Are Named Wessam?
An estimated 22 people in the United States have the first name Wessam. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 15 years old, and Wessam peaked in popularity in 2006 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Wessam as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Wessam paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Wessam is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
22
About 1 in 15,579,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
15
years old
Peak Year
2006
6 births
Total Registered
22
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Wessam
Wessam is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 22 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Wessam as a male name
Ranked #14,144 in 2017
5 male births in 2017
Peak: 2006 (6 births)
Wessam: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Wessam span from the 2000s to the 2010s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 11 babies were registered. Wessam remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Wessam by Decade
How has Wessam tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Wessam + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Wessam as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Wessam
Other first names starting with W with a similar number of bearers.
Wessam: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Wessam?
We estimate approximately 22 people named Wessam are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 15,579,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Wessam a common name?
Wessam is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 41.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 22 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Wessam most popular?
Wessam reached peak popularity in 2006, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Wessam is approximately 15 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Wessam a male name?
Wessam is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Wessam Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Wessam Smith, Wessam Johnson, Wessam Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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